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View: The clamour…and silence…over MSP in the Farm Bills

The MSP system, in place since the mid-1960s, was part of the country’s drive to reduce dependence on food imports. It was an integral part of a package that included subsidized inputs meant to incentivize farmers to adopt new technologies and enhance ... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office

Event Recap – Are Resilience-Oriented Cash Plus Interventions Working for Ultra-Poor Households in Malawi

Event recap - IFPRI Malawi virtual brown bag seminar presentation by Natasha Siyumbwa and T. Arthur Chibwana, Sept 30, 2020. Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Report on a Study to Crowdsource Farmgate Prices for Maize and Soybeans in Malawi

This report summarizes the findings from an innovative study to collect the prices that farmers received for maize and soybeans during the 2020 main marketing season in Malawi. This study builds on a previous pilot crowdsourcing study covering farm gat... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program

Impact of COVID-19 on agricultural markets: assessing the roles of commodity characteristics, disease caseload and market reforms

This paper assesses the impact of the spread of COVID-19 and the lockdown on wholesale prices and quantities traded in agricultural markets.
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